Sajjad Ansar, PhD

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About me
Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow | Travel Behaviour | Human Factors | VR/XR
Education
- Toronto metropolitan university
  2020 - 2024
  Ph.d. "human factors in automated vehicles" civil engineering a
  Dissertation: Behavioural Modelling of Control Transitions in Conditionally Automated Driving: Driver Adoption, Takeover Behaviour, and Human Factors- In-depth behavioural studies to investigate decision-making processes during control transitions in L3 vehicles- Controlled experimentation through virtual immersive reality and stated preference surveys to collect a primary dataset from over one hundred participants- Estimated advanced discrete choice hybrid models, such as… Show more Dissertation: Behavioural Modelling of Control Transitions in Conditionally Automated Driving: Driver Adoption, Takeover Behaviour, and Human Factors- In-depth behavioural studies to investigate decision-making processes during control transitions in L3 vehicles- Controlled experimentation through virtual immersive reality and stated preference surveys to collect a primary dataset from over one hundred participants- Estimated advanced discrete choice hybrid models, such as Latent Class Mixed Logit (LCML) and the Integrated Choice Latent Variable (ICLV), and a deep neural network into the Cox Proportional Hazard (CPH) model Show less
- Southeast university
  2018 - 2020
  Master's degree transportation engineering 88 percent
- University of engineering and technology, lahore
  2014 - 2018
  Bachelor’s degree transportation engineering 3.3/4.0
- Aalto university
  2020 - 2020
  14th aalto university summer school on transportation transportation and highway engineering
Experience
- Osmani & company (pvt.) ltd.
  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
  Summer internship
- Amal academy
  Feb 2017 - May 2017
  Amal career-prep fellow by stanford university
  Education startup funded by Stanford University that teaches professional skills. I have; - Completed a competitive written application and interview process for intensive 3-month fellowship funded by Stanford University - Invested 150 hours in order to develop professional and business skills (e.g., communication,leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, etc.)
- Habib construction services (pvt) limited
  Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
  Transportation engineering intern
- Southeast university
  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020
  Graduate research assistant
- Faculty of engineering and architectural science at toronto metropolitan university
  Sept 2020 - May 2024
  Graduate research and teaching assistant
- City of toronto - toronto metropolitan university
  May 2024 - now
  Mitacs elevate postdoctoral fellowship
  1) City of Toronto Project: Generating Reliable Estimates for the GHG Emissions Impacts of Existing and Future Cycling Infrastructure2) GTHA Municipalities' pilot programs on shared e-scooter and e-bike: Studying the user behaviour of these shared vehicles, the challenges to using them, and the overall perception toward these transportation options.
Licenses & Certifications
- Level 2: advanced teaching practice in higher education
  Tmu centre for excellence in learning and teaching
  Apr 2024
- Data science foundations: fundamentals
  National association of state boards of accountancy (nasba)
  Jan 2022
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- Workplace hazardous materials information system
  Ryerson university
  Sept 2021
- The art of communication in graduate science and engineering
  The school of professional communication at ryerson university
  Apr 2022
- Tri-council policy statement: ethical conduct for research involving humans course on research ethics (tcps 2: core)
  Government of canada
  Jan 2022
- Registered engineer
  Pakistan engineering council (pec)
  Sept 2018
- Environmental health and safety awareness
  Ryerson university
  Sept 2021
- Ai accelerator program: ai training and project
  Ai launch lab / lancement ia
  Dec 2024
Volunteer Experience
- Vice President Seminars
  Issued by TMU-ITE Student Chapter on Sept 2021
  Associated with Sajjad Ansar, PhD